NEWPORT YEMENI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THOSE PEOPLE NOW RESIDING IN NEWPORT WHO WERE BORN IN THE YEMEN OR ARE DESCENDANTS OF PEOPLE BORN IN THE YEMEN WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT, BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRES
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THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THOSE PEOPLE NOW RESIDING IN NEWPORT WHO WERE BORN IN THE YEMEN OR ARE DESCENDANTS OF PEOPLE BORN IN THE YEMEN WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT, BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS (2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF A WELFARE RIGHTS ADVICE CENTRE (3) TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £99,022 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total funds to £762,904. The trustees report that free reserves in unrestricted funds amounted to £178,345, which exceeds their stated ideal target of approximately £12,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees consider that moving forward the ideal level of free reserves would be approximately £12,000.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Radfan Al-Haddichair
- Motea Quassim
- Rafid Mohamed
- Saad Najy
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £316k | £217k |
| 31/03/2024 | £356k | £121k |
| 31/03/2023 | £461k | £82k |
| 31/03/2022 | £42k | £19k |
| 31/03/2021 | £39k | £13k |
Common questions
Is NEWPORT YEMENI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £99,022 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total funds to £762,904. The trustees report that free reserves in unrestricted funds amounted to £178,345, which exceeds their stated ideal target of approximately £12,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 30/09/2024 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/05/2024 | £20k | Bridging Generations |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/01/2023 | £100k | NYCA Community Hub |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/06/2022 | £8k | Yemeni Welsh Festival |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/04/2020 | £10k | Multi Sports Activities/Fun Day |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/04/2020 | £5k | COVID-19 - Community Support |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONS | 1 | £100k |
| Y.M.E.R. CIO | 1 | £9k |
| ANPRIDE LIMITED | 1 | £6k |
| KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUND | 1 | £5k |
| SMD FOUNDATION | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- YEMENI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IN GREATER MANCHESTER
- SEAEM
- THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH GROUP
- NEWPORT CAB
- KUPAT YISMACH LEV
- DEVOTIONAL ASSOCIATES OF YOGESHWAR
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWPORT YEMENI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £316k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YEMENI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IN GREATER MANCHESTER | £222k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SEAEM | £201k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH GROUP | £226k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEWPORT CAB | £1.5m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KUPAT YISMACH LEV | £363k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |